Uncle Han burst out laughing, "Guoying, such a spirited and perceptive student who also gives generous gifts, will you really not regret refusing her?"
"I’m just afraid I won’t be able to teach her!" Liu Guoying said irritably.
Chiang Xiao immediately said, "Teacher, I’m very teachable, obedient, serious, not afraid of hardship or tiredness, and I’m not even afraid of your temper and sharp tongue!"
Uncle Han laughed heartily again.
"Exactly, where could you find such a student?"
Liu Guoying looked at Chiang Xiao’s mischievous appearance and couldn’t help wanting to flick her hand. But inside, he was moved.
"Right now, I don’t have much talent or conditions..."
Chiang Xiao felt elated upon hearing this, clearly, he was wavering. She immediately said, "Teacher, are you looking down on me? Just because there aren’t good opportunities and you can’t arrange an exhibition for me, does that mean you have nothing to teach me?"
"Why are you getting so cocky, girl? I know you paint well, but you’ve got plenty of little flaws!" Liu Guoying found it hard to restrain himself when she suggested he had nothing to teach her.
He saw the flaws in the paintings Chiang Xiao had done before, and he had intended to point them out to her, but since she wasn’t his student, he was afraid that she might feel uncomfortable if he did so.
And now this girl was doubting whether he had anything to teach her?
Liu Guoying was not going to take it lying down.
"You’re amazing, Teacher! I thought my paintings were perfect," Chiang Xiao jumped right on the bandwagon, "So, Teacher, why don’t you take me on?"
Liu Guoying couldn’t help but be amused by her brazenness.
"Fine! You want me to take you, huh? Besides this orchid, I want one more thing!"
"What is it?" Chiang Xiao asked, delighted.
"Lately I’ve heard of a kind of tea snack that’s expensive but delicious! If you can bring me two boxes of them tomorrow, I’ll take you on!"
He had heard by chance that this tea snack was quite soothing and could relieve constipation. His wife recently hadn’t been able to eat anything, and if he could really get those tea snacks...
But he had also heard that the tea snacks were pricey, and the shopkeeper didn’t run a store, so he didn’t know where people bought them from. He didn’t have any contacts and had no idea where to even start asking.
Chiang Xiao definitely wouldn’t be able to get them.
Liu Guoying was just getting a whim, seeing her like that he wanted to set a difficult task for her.
Unexpectedly, after hearing his request, Chiang Xiao’s expression became somewhat strange.
"Teacher, are you serious? If I can produce two boxes of tea snacks, you’ll accept me?"
"Absolutely!" Liu Guoying became suspicious when he saw her reaction, "Don’t think about making them yourself, though. These are Youqingwei’s tea snacks, and I’ve heard the boxes are quite special, so you can’t fool me."
Chiang Xiao was on the verge of laughing.
She couldn’t be more familiar with it!
She hadn’t expected that Liu Guoying would have heard about her family’s tea snacks, looks like there might be another batch of orders coming in!
The next day, when Liu Guoying saw the two boxes of Youqingwei’s tea snacks that Chiang Xiao presented to him, his jaw almost hit the floor.
"Teacher, my grandparents are inviting you to dinner at our place tonight. Consider it a ceremony for accepting me as your disciple," Chiang Xiao said.
"Wait, did I agree to it?"
"Uncle Han is a witness, Teacher, you’re not young anymore, you can’t go back on your word!"
Chiang Xiao, in this life, seemingly forced her way into becoming his disciple!
After having that meal and induction feast, Liu Guoying found out that the Youqingwei tea snacks were actually made by Chiang Xiao’s family, and he immediately felt like he had dug a hole and buried himself!